Biofilm growth and characteristics in an alternating pumped sequencing batch biofilm reactor (APSBBR)

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 817-825

  Zhan, Xin Min ^a   Rodgers, Michael ^a   O'Reilly, Edmond ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alternating pumped sequencing batch biofilm reactor; Biofilm density; Biofilm growth; Biofilm module; Biofilm thickness

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; SEWAGE AERATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WASTEWATER;

BIOFILM DENSITY; BIOFILM GROWTH; BIOFILM MODULES; BIOFILM THICKNESS;

BIOREACTORS;

VOLATILE AGENT;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; SEWAGE AERATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WASTEWATER;

BIOFILM;

ALTERNATING PUMPED SEQUENCING BATCH BIOFILM REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITY; EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SIMULATION; THICKNESS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW;

EID: 32544453860     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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